Womens Health
AI Summary
The Common Services Agency (Public Services Delivery Scotland) is issuing a framework agreement titled “Women’s Health” to supply a range of obstetric and gynaecological items that will be used by all NHS Scotland organisations, including health boards, special health boards, joint integration boards and Scottish hospices. The procurement covers speculums, a variety of pessaries (cubes, incontinence dishes, donuts, gellhorns, PVC rings, silicone rings, Shaatz, and their associated shelves), and cervical medical devices such as cervical ripening balloons and rotating biopsy punches. Supplies will be delivered primarily through the National Distribution Site and the agreement will enable electronic ordering and invoicing for participants across the Scottish health system.
The framework is structured into multiple lots, each with a 48‑month duration and a maximum of five suppliers per lot. Evaluation will weigh 70 % price, 20 % service quality, and 10 % sustainability, with no variants or options accepted. All submissions must be made electronically via the Public Contracts Scotland portal. The products supplied must meet the agreed service, sustainability, and price criteria.
Description
Framework agreement for the provision of Womens Health Products (Speculums, Pessaries and Cervical Medical Devices) (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health
Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisations) and all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish hospices. These products will be predominately supplied via the NDS (National Distribution Site)
Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
Information about options:
Options: No
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
EN
Conditions for opening of tenders:
Date: 16/11/2026
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Via Public Contracts Scotland portal
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
National Procurement personnel
Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Lot 1:
Speculums
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Speculums. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 2:
Pessary Cubes
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Cubes. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 3:
Pessary Incontinence Dish
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Incontinence Dish. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 4:
Pessary Donut
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Donut. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 5:
Pessary Gellhorn
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Gellhorn. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 6:
Pessary PVC Rings
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary PVC Rings. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 7:
Pessary Silicone Rings
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Silicone Rings. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 8:
Pessary Shaatz
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Shaatz. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 9:
Pessary Acetal Copolymer Shelf
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Acetal Copolymer Shelf. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 10:
Pessary Silicone Shelf
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Pessary Silicone Shelf. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 11:
Cervical Ripening Balloon (Dual) with Stylet
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Cervical Ripening Balloon (Dual) with Stylet. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities
constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Lot 12:
Cervical Rotating Biopsy Punch
Description of the procurement:
Provision of Cervical Rotating Biopsy Punch. The Framework Agreement will be made available to all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (including all Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency and other NHS organisations), and to all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
Place of performance:
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards,NHS Scotland special health boards and/or the Authority(altogether collectively
hereinafter referred to as"NHSScotland").
Award criteria:
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Price / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No